#appalternatives — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #appalternatives, aggregated by home.social.
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How-To Geek: Why Immich succeeded where every other Google Photos alternative failed. “It seemed like Immich came out of nowhere, but suddenly all my colleagues appear to be using it. I’m not as into self-hosting as some of them, so perhaps that’s why I’m surprised, but the more I look into it, the more obvious it seems that this photo management solution is turning into a sleeper hit. The […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/18/how-to-geek-why-immich-succeeded-where-every-other-google-photos-alternative-failed/ -
How-To Geek: Why Immich succeeded where every other Google Photos alternative failed. “It seemed like Immich came out of nowhere, but suddenly all my colleagues appear to be using it. I’m not as into self-hosting as some of them, so perhaps that’s why I’m surprised, but the more I look into it, the more obvious it seems that this photo management solution is turning into a sleeper hit. The […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/18/how-to-geek-why-immich-succeeded-where-every-other-google-photos-alternative-failed/ -
MakeUseOf: I tested 5 major Google Maps alternatives — this is the one I’m keeping. “Over several months, I relied entirely on five popular navigation apps—Sygic, Magic Earth, OsmAnd, HERE WeGo, and Waze [Waze?] —for everything from urban navigation to foreign city breaks and far-flung motorcycle trips off the beaten track. After plenty of traffic jams, reroutes, and signal drops, some […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/26/makeuseof-i-tested-5-major-google-maps-alternatives-this-is-the-one-im-keeping/ -
MakeUseOf: I tested 5 major Google Maps alternatives — this is the one I’m keeping. “Over several months, I relied entirely on five popular navigation apps—Sygic, Magic Earth, OsmAnd, HERE WeGo, and Waze [Waze?] —for everything from urban navigation to foreign city breaks and far-flung motorcycle trips off the beaten track. After plenty of traffic jams, reroutes, and signal drops, some […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/26/makeuseof-i-tested-5-major-google-maps-alternatives-this-is-the-one-im-keeping/